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Can someone explain these posts to me?

I won’t spoil it, but I hate the type of character change/ revelation that happens to the detective. It took me right out of the book, and turned me away from even caring what Morrison was trying to say.

Your post makes me want to take another look, however, just to see if I can get _any_ meaning from the book.

No argument that Muth’s art is gorgeous.

Thanks for catering to me, Bill.

No even acknowledges that I made the posts, hell the book is barely mentioned when Morrison is discussed.
I’d started to think the book only exsisted in my perception of reality, and that everyone else was blanking it out.

But now it sounds awesome.

Bill was right about Kill Your Boyfriend which I dug out and reread after it was a REASON. Maybe he’s right here?

The other o.g.n. that I enjoyed greatly was Arkham Asylum.

Both are equally well written by Morrison and beautifully drawn by Jon J. Muth and Dave McKean.

Why doesn’t Morrison write like this anymore? It’s like he’s gone commercial rather than unorthodox.

I haven’t read it in a couple years, but from what I remember most of what I took away from the story on my last reading was less about the theological dimensions of the story and more about the general corruption of the town, ranging from the perverse sexual proclivities of the elected officials at the local bordello to the rampant anti-Pakistani racist sentiment prevailing throughout the town, all of which culminates in this horrific and cathartic act of vigilante justice against the man who is paradoxically the worst sinner in town and the only one seeking to redeem himself for his deeds. Although it ultimately “saves” the town from its decline, this act haunts the reporter for the rest of her life, as shown by the coat following her at the end.

Although intriguing in its premise, I never really considered this one of my favorite Morrison stories, but my memory is a bit hazy on a lot of the specifics, and I definitely want to reread it next time I visit my parents after reading this article.